Both an engineer and a layout artist, Matthias bridges the gap between technology and people.

Before joining Quark, Matthias pioneered print, Web, and multimedia products for multiple German publishing companies. Since 1997 he has played a central role in shaping Quark’s desktop and enterprise software.
Starting 2003 Matthias has focused on Quark’s interactive and digital publishing solutions. He is an active participant in design and publishing communities and represents Quark in the Ghent PDF Workgroup.

Since February 2014 Matthias heads Quark’s Desktop Publishing business unit and is therefore responsible for QuarkXPress.

Which digital magazines are the best right now? Have a look at the press release below for this year’s award winners — and be sure to click through to the website for links to all the winning magazines!

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Digital Magazine Awards Winners Announced

LONDON – December 12, 2013 – The international Digital Magazine Awards, in association with App StudioTMand the Dwell Agency, announced the winners of the 2013 competition at a showcase event held at the Proud Gallery in London.

From a field of entries spanning 41 countries and hundreds of nominations, the 2013 winners are:

Digital Magazine of the Year: Katachi

Magazine Cover of the Year, as voted for by the public through Guardian Masterclasses: Teradata

Magazine Launch of the Year (New Format): Jamie Magazine

Magazine Launch of the Year (New Title): BOYD and Bande à part Magazine de cinéma

Children’s Magazine of the Year: Cbeebies and Timbuktu

Customer Magazine of the Year: Morrisons

Film, TV & Entertainment Magazine of the Year: Empire

Fashion Magazine of the Year: Katachi

Food & Drink Magazine of the Year: BBC Good Food

Men’s Lifestyle Magazine of the Year: British GQ

Women’s Lifestyle Magazine of the Year: Katachi

Magazine Advertisement of the Year: Crash Test, Peugeot (the goodfellas)

Bruce Hudson, Digital Magazine Awards’ Chairman, said, “Congratulations to the 2013 Digital Magazine Awards winners. We have experienced record entry levels as well as record attendance and interest in this year’s awards. The digital magazine industry has seen tangible signs of market growth, profitability and creative ingenuity setting it in fantastic stead for the future. I’m already looking forward in anticipation to next year’s awards to see how this burgeoning sector has progressed!”

Shaun Barriball, Vice President of Mobile Products for App Studio, said, “The caliber of entries winning Digital Magazine Awards this year is spectacular. It’s proof that consumers are demanding interactive digital experiences and brands are responding. While publishers of business-to-consumer content have found demand for iPad-optimized editions, so too now are business-to-business publishers. The bar for compelling digital editions is being raised all the time as devices get better and better.”

About App Studio
App Studio (www.appstudio.net) is the next generation digital publishing solution that uses HTML5 to push the bounds of user experience without the high cost and effort associated with custom app development. App Studio is the only digital publishing solution that allows users to create branded content apps using QuarkXPress, InDesign, HTML5 and XML. Through a managed cloud environment, designers, authors and extended teams are able to collaborate to create rich, interactive content that can be delivered across multiple platforms and devices.

About Dwell Agency
Dwell Agency (www.dwellagency.co.uk) engages the advertising industry on the interactive potential of digital magazines by creating next generation adverts which connect a brand with its target audience through impressive on-page dwell times. Dwell combines over 20 years publishing experience and in-depth knowledge of the world’s best digital magazines with the cream of the UK’s interactive coding designers. Digital Magazine Awards’ founder Bruce Hudson launched Dwell to work with publishers, advertisers, media planners and brands to optimize print ad creative into brand-led interactive ads.

Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.

Today I was asked by an agency of a large customer how to discover the UDID (serial number) of an iPad without using iTunes.

Background

The reason for wanting the UDID is simple: the agency is creating a test app using App Studio and wants to send the customer a branded iOS test app. To do that without hacking (jail-breaking) the iPad, you need the UDID (basically the extended serial number) of the device so you can put that into Apple’s developer portal to create the correct provisioning profiles.

Typically you’d plug the iPad into a Mac or Windows computer, launch iTunes and copy the UDID from there (click on the Serial Number field, which displays the UDID, and press Command+C). Here’s what that looks like:

The problem is that in many large enterprises, the IT department doesn’t allow personal applications such as iTunes on your computer and also doesn’t allow you to install an application (such as iTunes) yourself.

What won’t work (and don’t believe them) — aka fake UDID

There are many apps in the App Store that promise to give you the UDID. Don’t believe that. Yes, in the past this was possible, however Apple has removed that ability, probably as some app creators misused that and tracked what you were doing (a UDID is a unique number that you can identify).

It’s easy to find out if a UDID is fake — if such an app gives you back a UDID starting with “ffff” then it is a fake ID. (Apple’s iOS will generate a fake ID for apps that are still using the old API to get the UDID).

How to discover a UDID without having iTunes

If you are on OS X:

You can use any of these methods:

A: Plug the iPad into a Mac and use “System Report”:

Using a USB cable connect your iPad to any OS X computer.

Go to “About this Mac” (under the Apple menu)

Click “More Info…”

Click “System Report” which will open “System Information”

In the left sidebar navigate to the section “USB” and select it

You should see your iPad (or iPod or iPhone) there.

In the section of your device it says “Serial Number” which lists a 40-character text string. That’s your UDID.

Here’s a screenshot of the USB section:

B: Use “Apple Configurator” or “iPhone Configuration Utility”

If you have “iPhone Configuration Utility” (ICU) or “Apple Configurator” (AC) installed, that also lists the UDIDs of all iOS devices that have been connected once (while ICU/AC was running of course). So launch it and plug in your device.

Alternatively you can ask your IT, they probably have the ICU/AC tool and have the UDID present.

If you had iTunes previously installed and had ever backed up the iPad to your Mac, then there’s a way to find out the UDID by looking into the file system of OS X. In the Finder, go to /User/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup
In that folder you’ll find one or more folders — one for each device you backed up. The folder name is the UDID.

D: Use a Test App Service or website using certificates

You can also use apps or websites that install certificates, which tell you the UDID. Using websites you don’t know is always a bad idea — I found one that looks trustworthy, but as I do not know the company, I cannot recommend them, even though they might be totally trustworthy. If you want to try them yourself (and I take NO responsibility for what happens!), this is the URL: http://get.udid.io

You can try an “app” (it’s a Web app) that installs certificates. The one I have used often to distribute apps without having to install certificates is TestFlight: http://testflightapp.com

However, both of these methods require you to have the password to install certificates on your iOS device — which in this scenario you probably don’t have. :-)

E: More?

If you know of more methods, please let me know and I’ll add them.

If you are on Windows:

You can use any of these methods:

A: Plug the iPad into a computer and use the registry

Using a USB cable connect your iPad to any Windows computer. I am using Windows 7, but it should be similar when using other versions of Windows.

IMPORTANT: in the following steps DO NOT modify anything, as changing the registry might break your Windows installation.

Start Regedit (e.g. by clicking on the Start button, and typing “RegEdit” in the search field)

Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB (it’s basically a folder structure)

You will see all USB devices in there — find the one that’s your iPad. It might say “Apple iPad”, in my case it had a cryptic name, so I had to open all sub folders under “USB”. However on the level below there’s already a folder with a 40-character string and by selecting that it says “Friendly Name” = “Apple iPad”.

Copy (DO NOT MODIFY) that name (e.g. right clicking and selecting “Copy Key Name”). When you paste it in a text editor, the UDID is the last 40 characters.

Here’s a screenshot of RegEdit:

B: Use iPhone Configuration Utility

As far as I know, Apple Configurator isn’t available for Windows (yet?). Instead, use iPhone Configuration Utilityfor Windows: start it and plug in your device. For details see above (under OS X): it is the same procedure.

If you had iTunes previously installed and had ever done a backup locally, then there’s a way to discover the UDID by looking into the file system of Windows here: Users/User/AppData/Roaming/AppleComputer/MobileSync/Backup
There you’ll find a folder for every iOS device you’ve backed up. The folder name is the UDID.

D: Use a Test App Service or website using certificates

You can also use apps or websites that install certificates, which tell you the UDID. Using websites you don’t know is always a bad idea — I found one that looks trustworthy, but as I do not know the company, I cannot recommend them, even though they might be totally trustworthy. If you want to try them yourself (and I take NO responsibility for what happens!), this is the URL: http://get.udid.io

You can try an “app” (it’s a Web app) that installs certificates. The one I have used often to distribute apps without having to install certificates is TestFlight: http://testflightapp.com

However, both of these methods require you to have the password to install certificates on your iOS device — which in this scenario you probably don’t have. :-)

Both an engineer and a layout artist, Matthias bridges the gap between technology and people.

Before joining Quark, Matthias pioneered print, Web, and multimedia products for multiple German publishing companies. Since 1997 he has played a central role in shaping Quark’s desktop and enterprise software.
Starting 2003 Matthias has focused on Quark’s interactive and digital publishing solutions. He is an active participant in design and publishing communities and represents Quark in the Ghent PDF Workgroup.

Since February 2014 Matthias heads Quark’s Desktop Publishing business unit and is therefore responsible for QuarkXPress.

EASL has an impressive track record in promoting research into liver disease, supporting wider education and promoting changes in European liver policy. The association’s primary publication, the Journal of Hepatology, was already available in print and online. To reach an audience that increasingly relies on mobile devices for research and data collection, EASL needed a digital publishing solution that could fit seamlessly into its workflow and render XML-based content and InDesign files as compelling iPad experiences.

With an interactive app for the iPad, EASL has increased the value of content for subscribers by making it more relevant, discoverable and usable. As App Studio creates real, selectable and searchable text, readers can easily search for specific articles, link to related content, bookmark articles, add notes and more. This interactivity improves the relevance of the content and encourages increased user engagement.

After evaluating a number of digital publishing solutions used by medical journal publishers, EASL selected App Studio. The New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Health Affairs, Wiley Cochrane Library and others choose App Studio because it provides easy ingestion of NLMXML content and an app experience optimized for journal reading. The XML content is transformed into paginated HTML5 that is responsive to support the iPad in both portrait and landscape orientations. It also supports a wide range of interactive enrichments, digital ad serving infrastructure, analytics, CRM integration and social media.

“We are proud to offer our subscribers the iPad edition of the Journal of Hepatology,” said Gregoire Pavillon, Executive Director of EASL. “The ability to automate digital journal publishing using the XML content and InDesign files we already create set App Studio apart from other solutions that either can’t support XML or only allow for digital PDF output. It was clear to us that the App Studio team understands journal publishing.”

Shaun Barriball, Vice President of Mobile Products at Quark said, “It is a pleasure to partner with EASL to create the Journal of Hepatology app. At Quark we have a strong pedigree in producing tablet apps for medical journals and have developed an approach to designing and building apps in the most efficient way possible.”

About EASL
EASL is the leading European scientific society involved in promoting research and education in hepatology. EASL attracts the foremost hepatology experts and has an impressive track record in promoting research in liver disease, supporting wider education and promoting changes in European liver policy. EASL’s main focus on education and research is delivered through numerous events and initiatives, including:

— The International Liver CongressTM which is the main scientific and professional event in hepatology worldwide
— Meetings including Monothematic and Special conferences, Post Graduate courses and other endorsed meetings that take place throughout the year
— Clinical and Basic Schools of Hepatology, a series of events covering different aspects in the field of hepatology
— Journal of Hepatology published monthly
— Participation in a number of policy initiatives at European level

About App Studio for Digital Journals
App Studio (http://www.AppStudio.net) is the leading digital publishing platform for journal apps and is used by journal publishers around the world including the New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, and Health Affairs. Content can be automatically repurposed from content management systems using industry XML standards such as NLMXML and Atom+MRSS. By leveraging HTML5 for content presentation, journal publishers can create apps for iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire and Android tablets and smartphones. It is also possible to create Web apps, giving subscribers an engaging digital, interactive experience that includes audio and video on desktop and laptop computers. Real text search, interactive charts and support for citations, cross-referencing, bookmarking, tracking and sharing are just some of the features that make App Studio a compelling solution for digital journals.

Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.

Personally I am torn. I can see the advantage of simplicity which can solve the obtrusiveness of many UIs. On the other hand good UXD (User Experience Design) adds guidance and narration especially for new users/uses. So I am looking forward to feedback to the new design.

And humans seem to be attracted to cool effects, otherwise I couldn’t explain the fascination for Photoshop’s page curl effect, Flash-based flip-book catalogs and other “serve no other purpose than look cool” effects in the past.

Apple seemed to have been torn too, or why else did iOS 7 get rid of almost all skeuomorphism and added heavy use of parallax and motion-zoom effects instead? Isn’t a parallax effect a skeuomorphism?

Both an engineer and a layout artist, Matthias bridges the gap between technology and people.

Before joining Quark, Matthias pioneered print, Web, and multimedia products for multiple German publishing companies. Since 1997 he has played a central role in shaping Quark’s desktop and enterprise software.
Starting 2003 Matthias has focused on Quark’s interactive and digital publishing solutions. He is an active participant in design and publishing communities and represents Quark in the Ghent PDF Workgroup.

Since February 2014 Matthias heads Quark’s Desktop Publishing business unit and is therefore responsible for QuarkXPress.

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